The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-28
THE HAUNTED NINE.
GH0sTLY FIGURES AND UNAC.
EQUITABLE NOISES,
At Depth OF Five Hundred Feet
I'm the bowels Of the
Karin.

A Galena, Ill correspondent OF the
st. Louis Globe Democrat says: A
visit was paid by party Of Gu
rious Gslenians recently TO the
haunted mine at Pilot Knob, four
miles from to wn, and the investigators
came away with the Incredibly entire
ly removed from ih ) minds OF ttoee
OF the number who had been inclined
to disbelieve the stories they had lis.
tened TO concerning the ghottly figures
and mysterious and unaCcountsb Q
noises that have bsen seen and heard
Of late In the intricate web Of dfifts and
caverDs which environ the digginRg.
Thee impressions we're obliterated by
actual observation, and the evidence
presented by them ia Of a perfectly
trustworthy nature, every one Of the
witnesses being unimpeact able as to
truth and veracity. The Haunted
Mine" at Pilot Knob was originally
and secretly opened by a Cornishman,
who had suddenly disappeared, and
whose bones were several years after
found in one OF its numerous drifts
under circumstances which led to the
belief tina. he had been killed by a
premature blast. The remains were
found by two prospectCrs who had
stumbled upon tne mouth Ct the DRIFT
leading into!the mine, and who enter.
ed 1t for the purpose Of exploring the
diggings with view 10 working them
should the result Of their search bs
satisfactory. Having penetrated 10
the depth Of 500 feet, they came
across the skeleton NJ man at the
cad OF CROSS cut. The bony fingers
clutched the handle OF a pick, while
close at hand vera fragments OF rock
thrown out, as they surmise6, by a
premature blast, which had dealt
death to the unfortunate miner whose
bones lay before them. While view
ing this ghostly sight their ears were
atsaied by a most unearthly shrek,
which cana apparently from the TO.
mote end Il q cave In VIII ch the crosB
cut opened into. This was twice re.
peated, when the two frightened
minert, who had ruSh ID to the mouth
OF the cave to gscera n the cause Of
the mysterious sounds, were still
further Mortified at seeing the ghostly
figure Of miner, with a dim phos.
phorescent light a. the peak OF the
hat, glimmering like star ia the
darkness beyond, aud Illuminating
the apparitloD, which. with the II ames,
gradually disappeared, leaving nsught
but impenetrable darkness in that
portion OF the cavern. The two mipers
did not wait for further developments,
hint hnFiEAlu laafi IN f1tnns,,.,u IL
were not loLg in reporting what they
bad witnessed. On the following day
the same men, with two incredulous
companions, revisited the mine, when
the identical sounds were heard, and
the same scene ensc'el which the
former had previously been cogniz ant
Of Since then score Of men have
entered the mine and each and every
one confirm the reports circulated by
those who preceded Every member
OF tie Gllena party who visited the
digRings yesterday solemnly assert
that they heard, on refching
the mouth Of the cavern, the mcst uu-
earthly and blood curdling shrieke,
and plainly saw the apparitlon Of a
man IN miners apparel, aud that the
ghostly figure gradually dita 9peared
from view as THY approached IL. The
hocr OF the aunied cave rs said TO be
covered with mineral, and g'eet ledg 8
OF ore 1t out from the top and sides,
some Of the masses weighing from a
qua ter TO half a ton. The owner
ship Of the diRgings is now In dispute,
and SO soon as the matter IL settled,
efisrts will be made to work II, do.
spite its Rhos,ly occupants, although
no miner In the vicinity has yet been
found who is willing to eater the place
with pick aud CAD